Two defensive-minded Western Conference teams meet in the second matchup of the 2011-12 regular season between the New Orleans Hornets and Portland Trail Blazersn In the first matchup between the clubs Portland won 84-77.
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February 08, 2012
Will Ferrell is a comedic genius. Wednesday night, he took his talents to New Orleans to do the player introductions for the Chicago Bulls-New Orleans Hornets game.
The introductions are for an upcoming movie, which I’ll probably have to see. His introductions for Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah were classic.
Thanks to CSN Chicago for the video.
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February 10, 2012
LaMarcus Aldridge becomes 15th Trail Blazers player selected to NBA All-Star Game
The NBA announced Thursday that Aldridge the Portland Trailblazers power forward has been voted onto the Western Conference team for the NBA All-Star Game by a ballot of the conference coaches.
Now 26 he is in his 6th year in the NBA and is the franchise's 15th player in the 42-year history to...
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February 10, 2012
New Orleans Hornets guard Jarrett Jack is expected to be out at least a week because of soreness in left knee.Jack re-aggravated the injury that previously kept him out for three games on Wednesday night in a loss to the Chicago Bulls.The 28-year-old is averaging 15.2 points and 6.7 assists in 22 games for the Hornets this season.New Orleans coach Monty Williams says Greivis Vasquez...
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February 10, 2012
Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 31 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid while handing New Orleans its eighth straight loss, 94-86 on Friday night.
Raymond Felton scored 18 points, including a pair of free throws that gave the Blazers an 88-84 lead in the final minute.
Newly selected All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge and Gerald Wallace each scored 14 points...
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February 08, 2012
Andy FlintThe 2012 NBA trade deadline is March 15th and with just a little more than a month to go before all bets are off and few players are safe, let’s take a look at five players that need a change of scenery. #5: Chris Kaman, Center, New Orleans Hornets The often-injured, but skilled, seven-footer who [...]Sports-Kings - The Kings of Sports Lists
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February 10, 2012
Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 31 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid while handing New Orleans its eighth straight loss, 94-86 on Friday night.
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February 09, 2012
No one thought it was going to be easy for the New Orleans Hornets entering the 2011-12 season with no Chris Paul, no owner and no general direction as to who would lead the squad throughout the season.
But the Hornets (4-22) have found no answers 26 games into the 66-game season and remain without a superstar, ownerless and scrambling through numerous different starting lineups...
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February 08, 2012
NBA Matchup Insight
The Blazers are coming off a rare home loss to the Thunder when the refs blew a call and to get back in the W column they will have to beat the Rockets, who are coming off a win and are 6-4 in their last 10 games.
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Houston Rockets (14-11) at Portland Blazers (14-11)
When: 10 PM ET, Wednesday...
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February 09, 2012
Gerald Wallace says two consecutive home losses haven't shaken the Blazers' confidence, but Raymond Felton and Jamal Crawford say the team has to figure out its problems.
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February 09, 2012
Rockets head coach Kevin McHale on the solid play from his second unit and Portland's run in the third, and Blazers coach Nate McMillan on Houston's strong start and his team's poor defense and inconsistent offense.
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February 09, 2012
The NBA All-Star reserves will be announced at roughly 4 p.m.
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February 10, 2012
Back on the road, the Blazers try to avoid losing their third consecutive game. Follow the action, with tipoff set for 5 p.m. Friday.
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February 09, 2012
While there's no reason to panic after two straight losses at home, the Portland Trail Blazers are certainly concerned that some larger issues have crept into the Rose Garden. Dropping a game in Portland was a rarity before this week. The Blazers were 11-1 at home, which went a long way toward boosting the team's overall standing in the Western Conference.
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February 09, 2012
Texas-Ex LaMarcus Aldridge earns a reserve spot on the Western Conference roster, where he will join Texas-Ex and two-time NBA All-Star Game starter Kevin Durant.
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February 10, 2012
Squeaky Johnson returns to the team after appearing in 15 games for the New Orleans Hornets
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